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Famous quotes containing the words thomas jefferson, thomas, jefferson and/or star:

    “It was one of the rules which above all others made Doctr. Franklin the most amiable man in society, “never to contradict any body.””
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “If I were tickled by the rub of love,
    A rooking girl who stole me for her side ...”
    —Dylan Thomas (1914–1953)

    “We do not mean to count or weigh our contributions by any standard other than that of our abilities.”
    —Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)

    “It is the star to every wand’ring bark,
    Whose worth’s unknown, although his height be taken.
    Love’s not Time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks
    Within his bending sickle’s compass come;
    Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks,
    But bears it out even to the edge of doom.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)